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Old 02-09-2015, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by stefanj
Interesting. I wonder if it was associated with the big Saturn kits of the time.

Centuri offered silk 'chutes for use with its "large scale rocketry" line. If you bought a Hustler or Aero-Dart back in the day, that's what it would come with.

Early on you could even buy a sew-it-yourself kit.


That's interesting. I'm pretty sure Estes never sold a Saturn kit with a large silk 'chute. But didn't Estes buy out Centuri around this timeframe? I wonder if they were simply extending their product line with some of the stuff that Centuri sold. Do you have one of the Centuri 'chutes? If so, could you post a photo in this thread? Anybody else?
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